Hitman Sniper Challenge Outed in Magazine Ad

Hitman: Absolution

Written Tuesday, May 08, 2012 By Lee Bradley

Looks like the cat is already out of the bag The major Hitman announcement teased for Thursday has been revealed via an ad in the latest Game Informer. It’s a spin-off game called Sniper Challenge.

To access the game you will have to pre-order Hitman: Absolution. Doing so will bag you a code that unlocks Sniper Challenge. From there you will be able to take on a replayable sniper mission, the aim being to climb to the top of the leaderboards and earn prizes.

Though full details of these prizes have not yet been announced, the advert does mention an exclusive rifle with upgrades, which can presumably be used in Hitman: Absolution itself.

Expect a full reveal with more details on Thursday. You can see the Game Informer ad below.

User Comments

Forum Posts: 3244	Comment #1 by Alex Fly Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 04:05:14 AM	(0)
	Sounds good !

Forum Posts: 9562	Comment #2 by k1ll1ng5pr33 Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 04:24:21 AM	(3)
	I'm getting bored with all the (pre-order) DLC lately..

Forum Posts: 98	Comment #3 by bobbygo20 Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 04:25:17 AM	(0)
	awesome!

Forum Posts: 13	Comment #4 by AndyBeans Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 04:32:41 AM	(0)
	Looking at the small print it says "Available now on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system. Coming soon to PC". Makes me wonder what the timescales for this spin-off are... imminent? It's a novel preorder incentive, one that interests me far more than extra content in the main game!

Forum Posts: 342	Comment #5 by Macthillien Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 04:32:49 AM	(0)
	#2 Agree. Would be cool that some games made you do spesific stuff to unlock extra missions.

Forum Posts: 332	Comment #6 by -Malik- Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 04:36:16 AM	(0)
	Is this the "MAJOR" announcement ?? what a joke .. This ain't major...

Forum Posts: 1696	Comment #7 by Blessorship Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 06:24:01 AM	(0)
	The picture of the magazine ad says, "Replayable Sniper Mission". So there's only one mission?

Forum Posts: 93	Comment #8 by Agios19 Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 07:51:45 AM	(0)
	@6 The major announcement is sceduled for the 10th of May, not today.

Forum Posts: 0	Comment #9 by ManOnFire47 Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 09:26:38 AM	(0)
	So, I'm confused. Is this some mission that we will play when the game comes out? Or is it a mission from the game that we can download before the game's release?

Forum Posts: 10	Comment #10 by david18 Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 09:55:37 AM	(0)
	@8 I think this is what's supposed to be for May 10. Was kind of hoping for more than just this. Hope it has good replay value though, cause it looks like there is only one.

Forum Posts: 2	Comment #11 by NightmareofChains Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 10:12:46 AM	(0)
	might be fun and challenging :)

Forum Posts: 45	Comment #12 by Beanz777 Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 10:31:06 AM	(0)
	If this turns out to be that announcement I will be so disappointed

Forum Posts: 58	Comment #13 by Champloo4 Tuesday, May 08, 2012 @ 12:38:15 PM	(0)
	They are announcing that on May 10 they will announce the releases date - which will not be May 10.

Forum Posts: 68	Comment #14 by bilaljalook Wednesday, May 09, 2012 @ 12:19:09 AM	(0)
	hitman FTW atlast its back and with square enix better than ever :)

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Developer: IO Interactive Publisher: Square Enix Genre: Action Release: US: November 20, 2012 Europe: November 20, 2012 Japan: January 24, 2013
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